judy, the media opinion of christie took a turn this week. can you summarize? >> it's called doing well by doing the right thing or the non-political thing which turns to be out very political. mcchrystal sti amazing but i think you saw the way which political winds are blowing. he also understood the devastation required him to do the right thing. he responded well and president obama owes him a very big thank you. >> last year. he took one when he said get the had hell off the beach. this time he didn't get so much flack. >> this thing, this irene thing were seen as a lighter storm. i would agree with judy that christie was focusing on being go governor of the state. there is a phrase, when a republican endorses democrats, they get strange new respect from the "washington post". >> and alan, there is strange new respect. >> that was a flak jacket that we saw. >> he was caring about the people of the state. the president was on the phone with him three times a day. it's not praising a commander in chief who is in charge of is a storm ultimately. >> i actually